We're going to have a baby GIRL!!!

Yesterday was a busy day for Nick and I.

We had the ultrasound scheduled for 1:15 and it lasted (with me having to use the bathroom 3 times) until 2:30. They asked me to show up with a full bladder, so I did!!

At 3 we had a regular appointment scheduled with Dr. Call.

Our baby girl was VERY active during the ultrasound. She was throwing punches, kicking her legs and even flipped her position.

We did find out that she weighs about 13 oz. now.. just 3 shy of a pound. Wow, huh?

This is going to be a quick post.. but here are all of the pictures that we got to take home yesterday.

Profile shot from Dr. Call's office.

She also gave us a thumbs up while we were there.

Okay.. a little creepy but we wanted to share it with you.
I think she looks like the terminator.. haha.

Her right foot!

I'm not sure if she has my nose or Nick's.

Another profile shot. =)

That's it for now.. Will post another update later this week with another belly shot.

19 weeks along today!

Here's my first belly shot!

This picture was taken last Saturday (18 weeks) before Nick and I left for our camping trip to the Eldorado Forest

I am happy to report that I have not gotten sick for the last week! I'm hoping that I'm past it now.

Here's what's happening with the baby this week: The baby can hear now!!! It's also 5 1/4 - 6 inches long and weighs about 7 ounces. Between now and when the baby is born it's going to increase it's weight by 15 times.

This last week Nick and I were camping with my sister and her family in the Eldorado Forest just outside of Sacramento, CA. While we were hanging out by the lake I felt the baby move! It took me a second to realize what it was but when I did it brought a smile to my face.

A few weeks ago Nick bought me a pregnancy pillow and I love it! I've been sleeping really well since I got it. Thanks babe!

Cravings? I've been on a fruit and veggie kick for about a week and a half. Nectarines are always my favorite fruit. Oh! We had ruben sandwiches while we were camping. I've never liked sauerkraut or rye bread in my life and now the flavors are amazing!

Our next appointment is this coming Tuesday afternoon and we will either find out what the sex of the baby is on Tuesday or Wednesday. We're so excited to share the news with everyone.

I'll post another update after our ultrasound. =)

Here's a picture of Nick and I headed down to California. We spent the night in our 5th wheel "Woody" in a Wal-Mart parking lot. There were other rv's in the lot and most of them had left when we were ready to hit the road.

Where did we get the name Woody? Well... during our trip down there Woody had 2 tires blow out (at different times). The second tire to blow out was just outside of Woodland, CA - about a half hour away from my sisters house. Since we had already used the one spare tire for the first blow out, we were very lucky to have my brother-in-law, Walt come and rescue us!! He took us to a tire shop just a few miles down the freeway (oh and it was 103* when this all happened) and we had the two tires fixed. Nick and Walt went back to Woody and brought him in to get all 5 tires replaced.

5 new tires and a few hours later we were safe at Ice House Reservoir.

I'll post pictures of our camping trip soon. =)

Spending time with family this summer and loving it!

Before Ashley and Jordyn left Seattle my mom and I were able to spend one last day with them. We went to the Seattle Aquarium on a beautiful sunny day.

Ashley is going to Afghanistan on July 22nd and will be gone for about 7 months so it was great to spend the extra time with her (and see Jordyn some more!)

A week earlier we were down on the waterfront and Ashley saw this onesie. We thought it was pretty cute. This trip down there she was on a mission to get it for us!

It says "Surrender the Booby".

This is also when I was telling Jordyn she's going to have another cousin at the end of the year!

She was pretty happy about the news. ;-)

I think if we let her, Jordyn would have spent an hour playing with the water!

For being 15 months old and a little tired - Jordyn did very well.

While my mom and Ashley were finishing up their lunch at Ivars (thank you Ashley!) I took Jordyn outside to getting a closer look at the seagulls. I was signing "bird" to her.

She is SO cute!!!

** Moving on to the 4th of July weekend. **

Owen, my 7 year old nephew (Ally, my other sister) got to spend the long weekend with Nick and I up at LCP! It was the first time we had him up there and we had a blast. There were 3 other boys his age up there and they were very busy!

(L -R) Dizzle (8), Owen (7), Joey (5) and Chevi (5).

Notice how Owen's cheeks are a little red.. that's because they had been running back and forth to the park down the way! They were also playing a little bit of Wii at Barb and Tim's trailer in this picture. (Barb and Tim are Dizzle's grandparents).

Pool time - finally!! Owen was very patient about going swimming. The weather this weekend was not in our favor.. it was in the 60's the whole time. The sun broke out a little bit on Sunday night and we were able to get some pool time in!

If you go camping, you've got to have glow sticks!! Owen, Joey and Amelia played "light sabers" with them. haha!!

What's camping without smores?!?! We had a nice fire going and Owen really enjoyed his!

Yay for some much needed LCP time.

Time for the baby update: Sorry for the long post.. I didn't post last week!

We are now in our 17th week! My morning sickness is going away but still shows up about every 3-4 days. This week 3 different customers at my work asked me if I was pregnant or when my due date was.. so it's official, I'm showing! (will post a belly shot next week).

Crown to rump legth is about 4 1/2 - 4 3/4 inches. It weighs about 3 1/2 ounces.

Fat is begining to form on the baby for protection and heat after he or she is born. The finger and toenails are well formed at this point.

I felt the baby move for the first time last week when I was at work. It felt like bubbles.

I've been VERY forgetful to the point where I will ask Nick the same question up to 3 times before I have a feeling that I've already asked him. He's been wonderful and has been good about all of my forgetfulness, desires for food and need of sleep!!

Boy or Girl? Nick's vote is a boy. Mine is a girl. We're both bringing $50 with us to the ultrasound.. the winner walks away with $50. Either way we are going to be EXCITED to know what we are having!!! Our theme for the baby's room is going to be zoo animals.